The Environmental Studies Department at Mount Holyoke College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in our Restoration Ecology Program (REP), for a four-year term, beginning fall 2015. This position is considered an “Innovation Hire.” These are faculty positions designed specifically to explore new curricular initiatives, to introduce leading edge or new ideas, and to pilot highly innovative programming prior to consideration of a longer-term investment in the form of a tenure track position.
We encourage applications from individuals with specialties in any combination of ecological engineering, ecosystem ecology, human dimensions of restoration, agroecosystems, and fluvial geomorphology and hydrology in an ecosystem restoration context. Applicants interested in a holistic approach to restoration will be favored. A Ph.D. and demonstration of effective teaching and mentoring are required. Three to five years of experience in restoration practice are preferred. This position will carry a 2/2 teaching load that will include introductory or intermediate courses in the department, as well as advanced courses in the applicant’s specialty. Mount Holyoke’s Restoration Ecology Program is currently initiating a restoration master plan that involves students, faculty, and staff in a series of projects to restore natural areas on campus. The successful applicant will join several other faculty in leading this project. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to work with a diverse community to design, plan, and implement restoration projects. The hired applicant will be expected to incorporate this practice into her/his teaching and research. Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college for women with 2,300 students and 220 faculty. Over half the faculty are women; one-fifth are persons of color. The College is located about 80 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts (Amherst). Mount Holyoke is committed to fostering multicultural diversity and awareness in its faculty, staff, and student body and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and persons of color are especially encouraged to apply. Applications must be made online at https://jobs.mtholyoke.edu <https://jobsearch.mtholyoke.edu/> by submitting a CV and three statements concerning (1) teaching philosophy, (2) research plans, and (3) mentoring a diverse student body. Electronic prompts to referees will be generated automatically after the completed application has been submitted. To be assured full consideration applications must be complete by Monday, September 22. -- Dr. Kate Ballantine Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Department of Environmental Studies Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 01075 USA
